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Healthcare costs are

Derek R — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:17:21 +0000

Healthcare costs are increasing at an unsustainable rate, and the national economy will not thrive unless they are reined in. HR 3200 can be a great help during these times. HR 3200 is a health care bill, and what it does is that it will provide affordable health care for all, and curtail medical costs. It also makes it mandatory for all Americans to have health insurance, but creates a government run (taxpayer funded) alternative to private insurance, prohibits exclusion on basis of pre-existing condition, and then (here's the kicker) places a surtax on all households that earn more than $350,000 to pay for it. (To be fair, they don't need sympathy.) The bill HR 3200 is likely to be wildly unpopular, even if it might mean fewer people needing emergency cash loans to see a doctor.

Healthcare costs are

Derek R — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:15:26 +0000

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Thanks everybody for your

Orlando — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:22:30 +0000

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Thanks everybody for your comments. I'm so angry at the current debate over health care reform. Except for a few commercials here and there, the debate is devoid of the impact of our crappy system on real lives. That said, I won't circulate my story more widely and publicly, because my dad is still out there, struggling. So it's not entirely my decision whether to share it.

But there are plenty of people sharing stories far more devastating than mine, and just like with the campaign last summer and fall, it seems like the pundits and politicians are a step behind the rest of us. Here's hoping they pull their heads out of their asses in time.

O, I'm so sorry that that

scofflaw — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:05:27 +0000

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O, I'm so sorry that that happened to you. The health insurance system in this country is an outrage. I'll add my voice to everyone else who's urging you to share it far and wide, especially with politicians who are in a position to do something about it.

Personal stories like yours illustrate the choice these politicians have: for-profit health care vs. the lives, health and security of real people. Sad.

Orlando, this is a very

Bluesplashy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:19:54 +0000

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Orlando, this is a very powerful story, thank you so much. You have described exactly what is so horribly wrong with health care in the United States. I know this is a personal story but I would like to encourage you to send it in a letter to the editor of your local paper. Seeing stories like this helps people who have insurance understand why we need the pubic option. Still wishing I could sit with you for a while and bring you something.

Powerful piece, O.

Michael Wolraich — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:00:44 +0000

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Powerful piece, O.

I'm trying to imagine what a

Nebton — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:32:09 +0000

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I'm trying to imagine what a typical conservative response would be to your story, but no matter how hard I try, I can't. (I'm being sincere here, as opposed to trying to think of a stereotypical conservative response.)

Thanks for sharing.